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The Most Popular Children's Book the Year You Were Born

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"Our love of reading is most often inspired by those poignant, imaginative, colorful stories that we enjoyed when we were young. While some of these books still remain favorites, some have been forgotten over time, so we've compiled a list of the most popular children's book from each year since 1950. Curious as to which stories resonated most with little readers and parents alike the year you were born?"
I am a little skeptical of this list because I had to add 4 books to the database...but its still interesting!
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The Carrot Seed (Ruth Krauss, Crockett Johnson (Illustrator))
The Carrot Seed
1
Ruth Krauss, Crockett Johnson (Illustrator)
The Little Island (Margaret Wise Brown and Leonard Weisgard)
The Little Island
2
Margaret Wise Brown and Leonard Weisgard
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
3
Margaret Wise Brown
Blueberries for Sal (Robert McCloskey)
Blueberries for Sal
4
Robert McCloskey
Song of the Swallows (Leo Politi)
Song of the Swallows
5
Leo Politi
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
6
C.S. Lewis
Minn of the Mississippi (Holling Clancy Holling)
Minn of the Mississippi
7
Holling Clancy Holling
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
8
E. B. White
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
9
Mary Norton
The Courage of Sarah Noble (Dalgliesh)
The Courage of Sarah Noble
10
Dalgliesh
Scuffy the Tugboat (Crampton, Gertrude)
Scuffy the Tugboat
11
Crampton, Gertrude
Misty of Chincoteague (Marguerite Henry)
Misty of Chincoteague
12
Marguerite Henry
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
13
Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
14
Dr. Seuss
Happy Birthday to You! (Dr. Seuss)
Happy Birthday to You!
15
Dr. Seuss
The Cricket in Times Square (George Selden)
The Cricket in Times Square
16
George Selden
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
17
Norton Juster
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day
18
Ezra Jack Keats
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
19
Maurice Sendak
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
20
Louise Fitzhugh
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
21
Shel Silverstein
Santa Mouse (Michael Brown)
Santa Mouse
22
Michael Brown
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
23
E. L. Konigsburg
Corduroy (Don Freeman)
Corduroy
24
Don Freeman
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
25
Eric Carle
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
26
Judy Blume
The First Four Years (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
The First Four Years
27
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
28
Judith Viorst
Richard Scarry's Find Your ABC's (Richard Scarry)
Richard Scarry's Find Your ABC's
29
Richard Scarry
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
30
Shel Silverstein
Just for You (Mercer Mayer)
Just for You
31
Mercer Mayer
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
32
Mildred D. Taylor
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
33
Katherine Paterson
Chocolate Fever (Robert Kimmel Smith)
Chocolate Fever
34
Robert Kimmel Smith
Days With Frog and Toad (Arnold Lobel)
Days With Frog and Toad
35
Arnold Lobel
Where's Spot? (Eric Hill)
Where's Spot?
36
Eric Hill
Amelia Bedelia and the Baby (Peggy Parish)
Amelia Bedelia and the Baby
37
Peggy Parish
The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight (The Berenstain Bears)
The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight
38
The Berenstain Bears
Peek-A-Boo! I See You! (Joan Phillips, Kathy Wilburn)
Peek-A-Boo! I See You!
39
Joan Phillips, Kathy Wilburn
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
40
Alvin Schwartz
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